CTC Information and Shortcuts

This appendix describes how to navigate in the Cisco Transport Controller (CTC), change CTC table data displays, and lists menu and tool options for the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH. This appendix also describes the shelf inventory data presented in CTC. For information about CTC, refer to the Cisco Transport Controller Operation chapter in the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Reference Manual.

Displaying Node, Card, and Network Views

The Cisco Transport Controller provides three views of the ONS 15454 SDH and ONS network:

•Node view appears when you first log into an ONS 15454 SDH. This view shows a graphic of the ONS 15454 SDH shelf and provides access to tabs and subtabs that you use to manage the node.

•Card view provides access to individual ONS 15454 SDH cards. This view provides a graphic of the card and provides access to tabs and subtabs that you use to manage the card.

•Network view shows all the nodes in a ring. A Superuser can set up this feature so each user will see the same network view, or the user can create a custom view with maps. This view provides access to tabs and subtabs that you use to manage the network.

•Use the arrows on the CTC toolbar to navigate up or down views. For example, in node view, click a card, then click the down arrow.

Manage the CTC Window

Different navigational methods are available within the CTC window to access views and perform management actions. You can double-click and right-click objects in the graphic area and move the mouse over nodes, cards, and ports to view popup status information (Figure A-1).

Figure A-1 CTC Node View With Popup Information

CTC Menu and Toolbar Options

The CTC window menu bar and toolbar provide primary CTC functions. Table A-2 shows the actions that are available from the CTC menu and toolbar.

CTC Mouse Options

In addition to the CTC menu bar and toolbar, you can invoke actions by double-clicking CTC window items with your mouse, or by right-clicking an item and selecting actions from shortcut menus. Table A-3 lists the CTC window mouse shortcuts.

Table A-3 CTC Window Mouse Shortcuts

Technique

Description

Double-click

•Node in network view—Displays the node view.

•Card in node view—Displays the card view.

•Alarm/Event—Displays the object that raised the alarm or event.

•Circuits—Displays the Edit Circuit window.

Right-click

•Network view graphic area—Displays a menu that you can use to create a new domain, change the position and zoom level of the graphic image, save the map layout (if you have a Superuser security level), reset the default layout of the network view, and set, change, or remove the background image and color.

•Node in network view—Displays a menu that you can use to open the node, reset the node icon position to the longitude and latitude set on the Provisioning > General tab, delete the node, fix the node position for auto layout, provision circuits, and update circuits with a new node.

•Span in network view—Displays a menu that you can use to view information about the span's source and destination ports, the protection scheme, and the optical or electrical level. You can display the Circuits on Spans dialog box, which displays additional span information and allows you to perform SNCP protection switching. You can also perform span upgrades from this menu.

•Card in node view—Displays a menu that you can use to open, delete, reset, and change cards. The card that is selected determines the commands that are displayed.

•Card in card view—Displays a menu that you can use to reset the card or go to the parent view (node view).

•Empty slot in node view—Displays a menu with cards that you can select to preprovision the slot.

Move mouse cursor

•Over node in network view—Displays a summary of node alarms and provides a warning if the node icon has been moved out of the map range.

Node View Shortcuts

Table A-4 shows actions on ONS 15454 SDH cards that you can perform by moving your mouse over the CTC window.

Table A-4 Performing Node View Card Shortcuts

Action

Shortcut

Display card information

In node view, move your mouse over cards in the graphic to display tooltips with the card type, card present or card provisioned but not present, the highest level of alarm (if any), and the alarm profile used by the card.

Open, reset, or delete a card

In node view, right-click a card. Select Open to display the card in card view, Delete to delete it, or Reset to reset the card.

Preprovision a slot

In node view, right-click an empty slot. Select the card type that you want to provision the slot from the shortcut menu.

Network View Tasks

Right-click the network view graphic area or a node, span, or domain to display shortcut menus. Table A-5 lists the actions that are available from the network view.

Table A-5 Performing Network Management Tasks in Network View

Action

Task

Open a node

Any of the following:

•Double-click a node icon.

•Right-click a node icon and choose Open Node from the shortcut menu.

•Click a node and choose Go to Selected Object View from the CTC View menu.

•From the View menu, choose Go To Other Node. Select a node from the Select Node dialog box.

•Double-click a node alarm or event in the Alarms or History tab.

Move a node icon

Press the Ctrl key and the left mouse button simultaneously and drag the node icon to a new location.

Reset node icon position

Right-click a node and choose Reset Node Position from the shortcut menu. The node icon moves to the position defined by the longitude and latitude fields on the Provisioning > General tab in node view.